Concealed hinge



I March 9, 1937.

' L. W. PHIEL 2,073,119

CONCEALED HINGE Filed Feb. 15, 1935 Inventor laaeijti flfilzz z I Patented Mar. 9, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT orrlcs I 2,073,119 CONCEALED HINGE Louis W. Phiel, Elyrla, Ohio Application February 15, 1935, Serial No. 6,762

1 Claim.

My invention relates generally to a hinge such as may be used for hanging a door on a door post, and particularly to an arrangement and construction of such a hinge whereby the same will be concealed from either side of the door while the door is in the closed position, and an important object of my invention is to provide a simple and inexpensive hinge of the character indicated which is easy to install and is adequately strong and mechanically eflicient.

Other objects and advantages of my inven== tion will be apparent from a reading of the following description in connection with the drawing, wherein for purposes of illustration I have shown a preferred embodiment of my invention.

' In the drawing:--

Figure 1 is a horizontal sectional view through a door and door post showing an application of the invention thereto and showing the open position of the door in dotted lines.

Figure 2 is a group perspective view of the elements constituting the hinge per se.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the numeral 5 refers generally to a door post or the like and the numeral 6 to a door swung or hinged thereon. The edge of the door post 5 is cut away as indicated at i to receive an element of my hinge, and the corresponding edge of the door 6 is recessed as indicated at 8 'to receive other portions of the hinge.

The hinge comprises the generally U-shaped element 9 which is here shown of rectangular formation but may have other suitable formation and cross section retaining in general out- '35 line the U'-form. The element 9 is composed of the flat plate part it] which has a suitable number of screw or bolt receiving holes ii for accommodating screws i2 for attaching the same in positionin the cut away portion 1 of the door post 5. The bight portion Q3 of the element 9 may be of suitable shape and form to form the bridge between one edge of the plate it and a a corresponding edge of the plate M which is generally parallel to the plate i0 and foreshortened so that the upper and lower barrels ,or pin-receiving eyes 55 and it which are attached to the outer end thereof come into alignment with the corresponding end of the plate Iii as clearly indicated in Figure l. The barrels i5 and iii are arranged to receive therethrough the hinge pin I! which preferably has on its upper end a head l8 to rest on the upper end of the upper barrel l5 when in place. i

when attached to the door post '5 the element 9 has the portion i3 thereof extending considcess 8 in the door.

the door would otherwise be impeded. It is to erably outwardly of the cut out portion 1 and into the recess 8 in the door 6 to a point near the inner end of this recess as shown in Figure 1.

The hinge pin l1 traverses a barrel or eye l9 similar to the barrels l5 and I6 located laterally s on one end of the leaf which is generally designated 20 and is provided with the screw or bolt holes 2| which receive the screws 22 which attach the element 20 to the inner end of the re- Only suillcient clearance 10 need be provided between the element 20 and the plate H of the element 9 to give sufllcient room for proper action of the parts. If desired clearance between these parts may be practically entirely eliminated so that the element 20 may enll gage the parallel facing portion l4 when the door is in the closed position to prevent farther swinging of the door in one direction.

It will be observed that the sides of the recess 8 closely approach the portion l3 of the element a. 9 and the barrels, but that notwithstanding this close compact arrangement, free action of all of the parts is assured. The compactness of the arrangement is obviously particularly advantageous where the door and the door post, as in 23 cabinets are of small cross section. The screw or bolt fastener holes II and 2| being in the same zone with the pin l8 and its eyes l5, I6, l9 and with the hinging plate ii, the hinge has a relatively-small vertical depth without sacrificing its 30 strength or security of attachment and it can be manufactured at a relatively low cost.

' It will be observed that the door post 5 is angularly cut away as indicated at 23 to provide the necessary clearance for the edge oi? the door 35 6 when the door is swung to the open dotted line position indicated in Figure l, which action of be observed that no part of the hinge is visible while the door is in the closed position except in that which might be revealed upon close inspection by looking through the crevices separating the door and the door post, which in most cases will be very small. It will also be observed that when the door 6 is swung toward the open posi- 46 tion, one side of the hinged edge of the door enters between the portions l0 and ll of the U- shaped element 9.

Although I have shown and described herein a preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to 5 be definitely understood that I do not desire to limit the application of the invention thereto, and any change or changes may be made in materials, and in the structure and arrangement of ,the parts, within the spirit of the invention and W the scope of the subjoined claim. It is obvious that the locations of the members 9 and 20 might be exchangedand reversed without involving invention.

What is claimed is: 4

A door hinge comprising a U-shaped connecting member disposed horizontally and having one leg portion adapted to be secured to a door frame and the other leg adapted to be recessed in an adjacent edge of a. door, a. hinge ieat adapted to be secured to the door and also adopted to be recessed in said edge of the door inwardly of the recessed leg and a pivot connection between the terminal of the last mentioned leg of the connector and one edge of said leaf.

LOUIS W. PI-IIEL. 

